224 words come out when you unscramble NAPHTHOUS, starting with NAPHTHOUS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is APHTHOUS, 16 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from NAPHTHOUS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 1 with 7, 15 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
APHTHOUS is the only one of the 8-letter words in NAPHTHOUS; it scores 16 points.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words made with NAPHTHOUS letters: OUTSPAN, for 9 points.
Of the 60 5-letter words from NAPHTHOUS, 11 score 10 points, the group's best. SOUTH, PANTS and AUTOS are the ones most people know.
PHOH tops the 4-letter words made with NAPHTHOUS letters at 12 points; next come HAHS and HASH on 10. SHOP, HOST and PATH will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NAPHTHOUS, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. HAS, TOP and HOT are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of NAPHTHOUS, with one letter different:
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Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with APHTHOUS (16 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NAPHTHOUS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPHTHOUS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 224) | 176 | 224 | 158 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 48 of them: PHOH, HAPUS, HOHA, HOHS, PUHAS, HAPU, HOH, HUPS, PAHS, POHS, PUHA, SUNHAT and 36 more. Words With Friends* skips 18 of them: NAPHTHOUS, UNHASP, SHTUP, PHOS, PHO, HAOS, AHS, HOS, SHO, SOH, TAUONS, APO and 6 more.